I've redecorated a room and thrown out an old electric fire that was against the wall. The base of the fire was thick wood and the skirting board had been removed so the fire could press flush to the wall. So I'm left with about a metre of missing skirting board with a zig-zag cutout at each end where the fire used to be.
I walked around B&Q and had a look at their skirting but none were the same. I've had a look on the web and I think what I have is "Chamfered Bullnosed Skirting" according to
Looking around the house I see there are other places where there are bits of missing skirting board and I'm considering whether it's worth the time and effort doing the job myself. Especially if it's going to involve fiddly sizes and if the skirting is not available off the shelf.
However woodwork is not something I've done much off and I'm not sure where to start. Leafing through my DIY books I see mentions of mitres and tenon saws and such. Although my books mention skirting boards, they only mention it from the point of view of replacement, whereas I'm wondering how I'd cut a bit of wood to create the replacement in the first place. Is that what a router does? Since there are no complicated curvy bits to the chamfer (I even thought of using my jigsaw at an angle and putting a block of wood in the workbench) I'm thinking I might give it a go.
On the other hand, if I could find a local timber merchant (just moved into the area so still finding the local outlets) and told them the dimensions would they be likely to cut a piece to size?
Still not sure how I'm going to proceed with this. Any thoughts/advice welcome.
Dougie